{"id":69655,"date":"2026-05-06T03:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=69655"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:07:56","slug":"the-bulletin-april-29-may-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=69655","title":{"rendered":"The Bulletin: April 29-May 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>Bull<\/i><\/b>etin: April 29-May 5, 2026<\/span><\/h1>\n

This past week\u2019s articles of interest\u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n

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CLICK HERE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re new to my writing, check out <\/b>this overview<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

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National Gasoline Prices Hit the Highest Level Since Start of War in Iran \u2013 MishTalk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Why the Economy Is a House of Cards\u2026In an Earthquake Zone<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Farmers Frazzled to the Bone – by David Haggith<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Our Rulers Take So Very Much And Give Us So Very Little<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Soon Comes The Mother Of All Supply Shocks, Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Last Collapse<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

There\u2019s A New World Ahead \u2014 And It Wasn\u2019t Built On Hope<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s war on Iran enters a familiar phase – by Aaron Mat\u00e9<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Doug Casey on Energy Lockdowns and the New Era of Government Control<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Deep Ecology | John Seed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Oil Crisis Worst in History and Worse than Most People Imagine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Rivers don’t lie – by Jonathan Tonkin – Predirections<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

SURVIVE Magazine, Issue 9 May 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Fuel, Physics, and What Comes Next | Webinar Recording<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

China at an Ecohydrological Crossroads<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Inflation in the Entire US economy Is Rocking and Rolling, and It\u2019s Not Just Energy | Wolf Street<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Will the Iran War Cause a Global Depression? (w\/ Prof. Richard Wolff) | The Chris Hedges Report<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Farm Bill and the shameless lies about it<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

War is the enemy of all mankind – David Suzuki Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Persian Polycrisis – The Honest Sorcerer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Hormuz Closure: What Standard Analysis Misses<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Endangering the Entire Planet? Armageddonists in the Corridors of the U.S. State Department and the Pentagon?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Why This Oil Shock Changes Everything – by Deirdre Kent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Everyone is Playing Correctly – by Adrian Lambert<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Newsletter, 5\/1\/26 – by Jeffrey Strahl – Lockdown Times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

ZeroHedge Fertilizer Debate: Hormuz Closure Could Usher In New Arab Spring<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Warmongering WSJ Editorial Board Now Sounds Just Like Trump \u2013 MishTalk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Safer Alternatives to Big-Tech Apps<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Food, People, Haber, and Bosch – by Jeff McFadden<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Trump on Hormuz Blockade: \u201cWe\u2019re pirates\u2026and it\u2019s very profitable.\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Will the US Curtail Oil Exports As Fuel Prices Rise?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Will the Fertilizer Crisis Cause a Decline in Food Production? Yes and No<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Several readers asked whether buying gardening “inputs” labeled as safe for organic gardens were trustworthy. Here is what Eliot Coleman has to say about that.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Saving Everything Else – by Prof. Eliot Jacobson<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Collapse Chronicle 05.04.26<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

THE DEEPER DIVE: Trumpflation and Predictions for the Crisis Ahead<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Powell is Leaving. The Money Printer Isn\u2019t.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s Oil Revenues Surge as the World Scrambles for Supply | OilPrice.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Signs of Collapse: When We Normalize Abnormality | how to save the world<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

How Extinction Was Legalised – The George Tsakraklides View<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: 5 Cheap, High-Impact Items You Can Buy Right Now to Prep for Fallout from the Iran War on a Budget<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

What Communities Do When Government Won’t<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

John Mearsheimer: Alliance System Collapses & Risk of Nuclear War<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Proposed Trans-Caspian Pipeline Is Shaping Up To Be A Flashpoint<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Small Swap That Says the Quiet Part Out Loud<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Zakharova Echoed Lavrov\u2019s Warning About The West\u2019s Plans To Dominate Russia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Stock Up On These Now….. – by Jake Martin | Modern Exodus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[Essay] Why the World Feels Like It\u2019s Falling Apart: A Superorganism Speed Round<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hormuz “Deserted” As Iran Expands Area Of Control; Hundreds Of Ships Cluster Near Dubai | ZeroHedge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Emergency Preparedness Week: The Week Most People Ignore, Until They Need It<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

What the World Actually Runs On\u2013And Why Hormuz Means More of It<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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PLEASE NOTE: This list is just \u2018of interest\u2019. It does not mean I personally endorse or agree with the content of a listed article; in fact, some I certainly do not agree with. But these are all part and parcel of stories told by our species about our world. Some are published by the authors for \u2018educational\u2019 and\/or \u2018informational\u2019 purposes, some are for far more nefarious \u2018narrative management\u2019 ones\u2013you, the reader, can decide which is which. Keep in mind a relevant passage from a Bill Rees <\/span>paper<\/span><\/a>: \u201c<\/span>We begin with a reminder that humans are storytellers by nature. We socially construct complex sets of facts, beliefs, and values that guide how we operate in the world. Indeed, humans act out of their socially constructed narratives as if they were real. All political ideologies, religious doctrines, economic paradigms, cultural narratives\u2014even scientific theories\u2014are socially constructed \u201cstories\u201d that may or may not accurately reflect any aspect of reality they purport to represent. Once a particular construct has taken hold, its adherents are likely to treat it more seriously than opposing evidence from an alternate conceptual framework.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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